Teacher Links:
     The following links can also be found on the student resources page for this unit.  They are included here because they provide information and ideas that could be the basis of additional activities created by a teacher or as discussion prompts.

http://www.nytimes.com/specials/ragtime/
This site provides the first chapter of Ragtime plus a 12 minute audio file of Doctorow reading this chapter.  Also included are  various resources on the musical including a New York Times Review of the musical and audio clips from a performance.
 

http://www.thirteen.org/tenement/
This is a great resource that will give both students and teachers information about the tenements in New York City during the Progressive Era.  This site is particularly well matched with Riis' How the Other Half Lives .
 

http://www4.gvsu.edu/books/archive/ragtime/eldinterview.htm
This site provides you with the transcript of a candid interview with Doctorow .
 

http://www4.gvsu.edu/books/archive/ragtime/doctorow.htm
This is a short but informative page offering biographical info about Doctorow .